Hot Springs Coterie presents 19 debutantes at Rose Ball

The Hot Springs Debutante Coterie presented 19 young ladies to society at the 72nd Annual Red Rose Charity Ball on Dec. 16 at the Arlington Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom.

The ballroom was decorated with hundreds of red roses. Master of ceremonies was Forrest Spicher and music was by the Clyde Pound Trio. The debutantes and guests enjoyed a reception, dance and candlelight dinner.

The Hot Springs Debutante Program works to support Our Promise Cancer Resources. Over the past five years, the Debutante Coterie has raised about $50,000 for Our Promise.

The young ladies making their debut were as follows:

Emily Kathryn Brock, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Laura Alison Carter, who attends the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville.

Cathleen Ann Criss, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Catherine Allison Dodd, who attends the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.

Haleigh Miles Dooley, who attends National Park College in Hot Springs.

Payton McKenzie Hamric, who attends the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

Mary Catherine Hancock, who attends Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

Brooke Elizabeth Horton, who attends Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.

Madelyn Lake Lawrence, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Amy Ruth Luman, who attends the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

Megan Elizabeth Morris, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Tatum Brooke Rice, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Madelyn Cate Rottinghaus, who attends Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.

Elliott Brooke Short, who attends Arkansas Tech University at Russellville.

Abby Elizabeth Simmons, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Emily LaVinia Slay, who attends the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

Rebecca Lynn Slay, who attends the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

Paige Anne Whitley, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Caroline Benson Zeiser, who attends the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Special to the Democrat-Gazette/MELISA SMOCK Madelyn Cate Rottinghaus, Megan Elizabeth Morris, Cathleen Ann Criss, Abby Elizabeth Simmons, Catherine Allison Dodd, Madelyn Lake Lawrence and Mary Catherine Hancock

Special to the Democrat-Gazette/MELISA SMOCK Haleigh Miles Dooley, Laura Alison Carter, Brooke Elizabeth Horton, Emily LaVinia Slay, Paige Anne Whitley and Rebecca Lynn Slay

Special to the Democrat-Gazette/MELISA SMOCK Amy Ruth Luman, Payton McKenzie Hamric, Tatum Brooke Rice, Caroline Benson Zeiser, Elliott Brooke Short and Emily Kathryn Brock